On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 12:01:23 +1000, "Sales1 at Gamesteer"
> scribbled:
>Yep
>
>64 bit is a goer but only once the game code is all changed. 64 bit CPU's in
>32 bit emulation mode = slower processing for the same clock speed.
>regards
>sales1@gamesteer
This is true, but only if the CPU is 64-bit only, which the current
ones are not. They're hybrids, and perform 32 bit tasks every bit as
well as anything else currently out. An Athlon64 is not going to be
slower than a P4 just because it has a 64 in the name.
-Slash
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